TheDailyBeast: Celebrities' Upstaging Siblings

Kendall Jenner

Though a certain "Mad Man" has recently gone public with his distaste for Kendall’s older sister Kim, the youngest Kardashian sister hasn’t been plagued with much controversy—yet. With a burgeoning modeling career (and apparently very mature taste in poses), 16-year-old Kendall Jenner is bound to make a name for herself, though hopefully not the same way that Kim made hers. For now, Kendall is completely focused on modeling, even considering skipping college in order to launch her career.

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Ever since she starred alongside Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer in 2001’s "I Am Sam," Dakota Fanning’s been downright ubiquitous on the big screen. But while Dakota’s gone from playing sweet and innocent types to donning vampire gear in the "Twilight" movies and posing for risqué perfume ads, eyeballs have turned to a new Fanning: Elle. Though she’s only 14, Elle’s got the same angelic good looks and acting chops that helped her sister win audiences over (see Elle’s Marc Jacobs ad campaign and her screen-stealing turn in last year’s "Super 8"). She’s even rumored to have earned herself a spot opposite Angelina Jolie in the upcoming Sleeping Beauty flick, "Maleficent." Although the two blond sisters each have immensely successful careers, they’re still not without their share of rivalry. “She is a nice older sister,” Elle said to W magazine about Dakota. “But it’s not like we always get along.”

With Ashley’s recent adieu to the world of acting, there’s room for a new Olsen sister to take over—which is exactly what Elizabeth Olsen has been doing ever since her raved-about breakout performance in last year’s "Martha Marcy May Marlene." Though she stayed largely in the shadows of her megafamous older sisters until last year, Elizabeth apparently always had the acting bug. She joined the Atlantic Theater Company as a college sophomore, performed in Off-Broadway productions and studied at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Now, with five feature films under her belt (including a starring role in "Liberal Arts," which earned a standing ovation at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and her most recent film, the horror flick "Silent House") and at least three more films on the way, it looks like the Olsen name is here to stay.

Though a certain "Mad Man" has recently gone public with his distaste for Kendall’s older sister Kim, the youngest Kardashian sister hasn’t been plagued with much controversy—yet. With a burgeoning modeling career (and apparently very mature taste in poses), 16-year-old Kendall Jenner is bound to make a name for herself, though hopefully not the same way that Kim made hers. For now, Kendall is completely focused on modeling, even considering skipping college in order to launch her career.

Nearly everyone remembers the iconic movie poster for "Home Alone," with then-10-year-old Macaulay Culkin’s hands clapped to either side of his shocked face. However, Culkin’s movie career came to pretty much a halt after his starring role as the adorable "Richie Rich." Macaulay’s quick exit from mainstream film made way for his younger brother Rory to graduate from playing younger versions of Macaulay to acquiring his own starring roles. Rory’s newest film, "Electrick Children," debuted at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and featured him playing an apathetic dropout who falls for and marries a Mormon girl in Las Vegas who believes she’s immaculately conceived a child. Rory also starred opposite Emma Roberts in 2008’s "Lymelife," in which he played another tortured character, this time at the center of a dysfunctional family.

Much has been made about the good looks of Emma Watson, better known to many as Hermione Granger from the "Harry Potter" film series. But the real model in the family is her younger brother Alex, who made a splash in the fashion world when he appeared alongside his photogenic sister in Burberry’s Spring 2010 campaign. Despite the good looks in his genes, he maintained an air of modesty in an interview with The Independent, saying, “I never thought I’d have the potential to do anything like that or thought about myself in that way. So it is pretty surprising.” He’s also had some experience in front of a movie camera, playing an extra in his sister’s "Harry Potter" films twice. Just like his big sis, he was a Gryffindor.